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S. M. RATNER. ACCOUNT REGISTER.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. s, 1912.

Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

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SAMUEL M. RATNER, 0F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

ACCOUNT-REGISTER.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. RATNER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Account- Registers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device designed to be used for storing, registering and indexing accounts.

The objects of the invention are to obtain a device Which is provided With indexed receptacles in Which account slips,v that is, slips which respectively contain a record of a purchase, sale or transaction, can be stored, and further, to obtain a device of the character lnamed which is provided with an index, or indexed receptacle by means Whereof any desired account slip or slips can be located.

A further object of this invention is to obtain a device which is compact in form and provided with a large number of receptacles so that many accounts may be stored therein Without necessarily placing a plurality of accounts in any one of said receptacles, and, at the same time, the loca tion of each of said account slips is readily obtained.

A further object of the invention is to obtain a device which is easily put into op erative condition, and readily closed, or put into inoperative condition, which is durable and economically made.

In the drawing Figure l is a perspective of a device embodying this invention in a closed, or inoperative position. Fig. 2 is an end elevation partly broken away, Wit-h the index portion of the device in an operative position. F ig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section o-f the device With the several parts in an operative position. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Fig. 3 viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of an indexed card which forms a partition in the registering portion of the device. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a movable partition forming a member of the registering portion of the device. And Fig. 7 is a side elevation of an index card.

Similar letters refer to similar parte throughout the several views.

A represents a casing which forms an account register and consists of the ends a, a, the bottom e, Side members b, Z2' and top Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 6, 1912.

Patented Aug. 5,1913. Serial No. 729,736.

members Z2, 1). The ends a, co, are, respectively, rigidly secured to the bottom a, and to parts of the sides. .Parts b of the sides are hinged to parts I). Parts b Which constitute the top are respectively hinged to parts of the sides.

C represents a bar Which is attached to end a o-f the casing to form a recess or loop.

D represents the index receptacle and consists of the bottom d (shown as on top of said receptacle in Fig. l), back cl sides cl which are turned over at their top edges, as at d", Fig. l, and hinged cover 0. Cover dm is hinged to bar dm by What is known as a piano hinge. Bar dw" is secured at its ends to sides d and by one edge to bottom d.

E is a coiled spring on the pintle of the hinge or cover dm which yieldingly holds said cover closed.

e represents a bar of spring metal which is secured to bar dm. Bar e is providedivith bend e', Which yieldingly engages with edge am of end a of casing A, when said index receptacle D is turned up into what I term its operative position, (illustrated in Fig. 3). Index receptacle Z is removably attached to casing A b means of base F, which is hinged to bottom l by hinge f, and is provided with bend f and end f. End f fits into the recess or pocket which is formed by bar C. In attaching the index receptacle D to casing A the end f is inserted in said recess or pocket until the shoulder f rests on the upper edge of bar C.

G are index cards in receptacle D, and respectively consist of parts g, g and g. Parts g, g are of card board, and part g is of cloth or other flexible material. As is illustrated in Fig. 3 the parts g of the several series Which are illustrated are made of different Widths, so that the tongues or tabs G of one series are exposed to view, (being higher) back of the tongues or tabs of the series in front thereof, When the device is in use.

H are indexed cards in casing A. Index cards H are respectively provided with tongue 7L and said tongue is provided With aperture t, (Fig. 5).

When the indexed cards G are to be used they rest on bottom cl; when not in use and receptacle D is turned down, (Fig. l), they rest on the turned edges t and are thereby prevented from falling out of said receptacle. These indexed cards, Gr are placed lcosely in receptacle D and may be easily withdrawn from and replaced in said receptacle. Part g is provided with lines gm on which numbers or other identifying cha-racters, names and titles may be written, and said cards are also provided with vertical lines gm', (Fig. l). Line gm is desiOned to separate the identifying characters rom the names.

I, I, are rods or bars in receptacle A, respectively extending from end a to' end a of said receptacle. J is a. rod which is provided with thumb piece 7' at one end and with screw threads j at the other end.

K is a nut which is secured to the end a on the inner face thereof.`

L is a follow board.

M is a brace on board L. Brace M is provided with aperture m. Rod J is inserted in an aperture in wall a, which is provided therefor, through aperture m in brace M and apertures 7i in indexed cards, H, and into the nut K. Said rod is secured in place by turning the thumbpiece which turns the rod and causes screw threads y" to engage with corresponding threads which aresprovided therefor in nutK.

When the indexed cards H are in place in casing A the lower edges thereof rest on the rods I, Fig. 3 being a central vertical section of the indexed cards H and follower L said follower is there illustrated as also resting on rod J. To remove any of the cards H from said casing A, or to place additional cards therein it is necessary to sufficiently remove rod J, and hence the cards H are not intended to be often removed from said casing. The indexed cards H are designed primarily to form divisions or partitions to accounts A and hence additional cards H are not often required to be inserted in said casing.

Then the device is not in use, other than as a storage receptacle, the several parts are in the position illustrated in Fig. l, which is what I term its inoperative position.`

Vhen accounts are to be inserted, inspected or removed the several parts of the device are placed in the position illust-rated in Figs. 3 and 4L, with the index receptacle D turned into the position which is illustrated in Fig. 3, and the top ZJ and parts b of the sides of receptacle A turned down into substantially the position which is illustrated in Fig. 4.

To use the device reference may first be had to the index cards G in receptacle D, to ascertain the index number of the card H in casing A which forms what may be termed the front wall of the receptacle in which the desired account is to be found. To insert a new account the naine of the person, firm or corporation with Whom the account is to be kept is written on the proper i one of the cards Gr in receptacle D, together with a number or character to designate the index number or character of the card H which forms the front wall of the receptacle for said account.

It will be observed that the index characters on cards G are letters (see X Fig. I), and those on cards H are numerals, (see Fig. 4E). By thus indexing these cards the name of the person, firm or corporation with whom an account exists may well be put on a card G which is provided with the initial letters of the last named (if a person), or of the first word of the name (if a lirm or corporation) while the numeral is placed in front of said names which designates the receptacle in which said account is placed.

rThe special manner in which the accounts are kept forms no part of this invention, but this device may present as many receptacles for accounts as there are accounts to be kept, if desired, and in such oase, of course, a single account may be kept in each receptacle.

I claim l.y A casing, indexed cards movable in said casing, said cards arranged to obtain a plurality of receptacles, in combination with an index receptacle, a base attachable to one end of said casing,l a hinge joining said index receptacle and base, said index receptacle movable on said hinge to and from an inoperative and operative position, means to yieldingly hold said index receptacle in said operative position and indexed cards movable in and removable from said index receptacle.

2, A casing, rods extending from end to end of said casing, one of said rods removable from the casing, indexed cards movable in said casing, said cards respectively provided with an ear and said ear provided with an aperture in which said removable rod loosely lits, and said cards mounted on said other rods and arranged to obtain a plurality of receptacles, in combination with an index receptacle, a base attachable to one end of said casing, a hinge joining said index receptacle and base, said index receptacle movable on said hinge to and from an inoperative and operative position, means to yieldingly hold said index receptacle in said operative position and indexed cards movable in and removable from said index receptacle.

3. A casing consisting of ends, a bottom, two-'part sides and a two-part top, one part of each 'of said sides hinged to the other part and said other part att-ached to the bottom and ends, and the top parts hinged to the hinged parts of the sides, indexed cards movable in said vrcasing, said cards arranged to obtain a plurality of receptacles, in combination with an index receptacle, a base attachable to one end of said casing, a hinge joining said index receptacle and base, said index receptacle movable on said hinge te and from an inoperative and operative position, means to yieldingly hold said index receptacle in said operative position and indexed cards movable in and removable from said index receptacle.

4L. A casing consisting of ends, a bottom, tivo-part sides and a two-part top, one part of each of said sides hinged to the other part and said other part attached to the bottom and ends, and the to-p parts hinged to the hinged parts of the sides, rods extending from end to end of said casing, one of said rods removable from the casing, indexed cards movable in said casing, said cards, respectively provided With an ear and said ear provided with an aperture in which said removable rod loosely lits, and said cards mounted on said rods and arranged to obtain a plurality of receptacles, in combination with an index receptacle a base attachable to one end of said casing, a hinge joining said index receptacle and base, said index receptacle movable on said hinge to and from an inoperative and operative position, means to yieldingly hold said index receptacle in said operative position and indexed cards movable in and removable from said index receptacle.

5. A casing, indexed cards movable in said casing, said cards arranged to obtain a plurality of receptacles, in combination With an index receptacle, consisting of a bottom, sides, back, a hinged front and ledges on the inside of the upper edges of the sides, means to yieldingly hold the hinged front, closed, a base attachable to one end of said casing, a hinge joining said index receptacle and base, said index receptacle movable on said hinge to and from an inoperative and operative position, means to yieldingly hold said index receptacle in said operative position and indexed cards movable in and removable from said index receptacle, said cards resting on said ledges When said index receptacle is in an inoperative position.

SAMUEL M. RATNER.

In the presence of F. D. STEVENS, CREE J. HENDERSON.

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